March 24, 2016 Usually when you’re an emerging market economy grouped with the likes of the United States, Germany and Britain, one would expect a pat on the back. But when you’re clumped with them…
Hermann Giliomee | 03 September 2012 Hermann Giliomee on whether Bantu Education was a destructive intervention or part reform Bantu Education: Destructive intervention or part reform? As the crisis of education in black schools has…
March 23, 2016 (White liberal kisses Ex-President Nelson Mandela) “You see, I have been one of those white liberals I now so much despise. My eyes have opened. I see my people suffering. I…
An Overdue Initiative When I received an invitation to attend the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Consultation on a National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Intolerance, I was encouraged. It sounded…
By Laura Oneale on March 20, 2016No Comment Is South Africa headed down the rabbit hole? Taking into account how Zimbabwe, after 35 years of democracy, has become a disaster, South Africa could be following the…
This article is published in collaboration with Mail & Guardian Africa. Image: REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly A girl selling apples by the roadside waits for customers. Written by Christine Mungai, Writer, Mail & Guardian Africa Published Friday…
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Social grant beneficiaries queue outside the social services office in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Image: NIC BOTHMA Nigeria, Ethiopia and Iraq are happier places to live than South Africa, according to a report released on Wednesday….
